HEARING AID SPECIALIST

Posted 5 days ago

Job Definition:

Job Description:

  • Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.

Duties and Tasks:

  • 1) Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.
  • 2) Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
  • 3) Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.
  • 4) Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.
  • 5) Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.
  • 6) Demonstrate assistive listening devices (ALDs) to clients.
  • 7) Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist.
  • 8) Perform basic screening procedures such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.

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